Climate averages 1991–2020
Weather in United Kingdom in October
In October, average daytime highs across the 143 cities listed in the United Kingdom range from 11.1°C in East Kilbride to 14.7°C in Maidstone. Monthly rainfall ranges from 55 mm in Chelmsford to 143 mm in Swansea.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
City by city
October in United Kingdom
| City | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm | Rain days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | 14.6°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 58 | 11.2 |
| Birmingham | 13.2°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 67 | 11.2 |
| Glasgow | 11.7°C6.4°C | 6.4°C | 110 | 15.5 |
| Manchester | 12.9°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 89 | 14.5 |
| Sheffield | 13.3°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 68 | 12.7 |
| Leeds | 13.2°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 64 | 12.1 |
| Edinburgh | 11.8°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 80 | 13.0 |
| Liverpool | 13.2°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 115 | 16.4 |
| Bristol | 14.1°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 74 | 11.8 |
| Cardiff | 13.8°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 106 | 14.0 |
| Leicester | 13.8°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 61 | 10.8 |
| Bradford | 12.6°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 75 | 13.2 |
| Belfast | 12.8°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 86 | 13.5 |
| Coventry | 13.6°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 64 | 11.0 |
| Nottingham | 13.7°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 61 | 11.0 |
| Reading | 14.3°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 62 | 11.4 |
| Kingston upon Hull | 13.7°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 63 | 11.7 |
| Preston | 12.9°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 116 | 16.0 |
| Swansea | 13.7°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 143 | 16.7 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | 12.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 58 | 11.8 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 14.4°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 72 | 12.3 |
| Brighton | 14.5°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 108 | 13.9 |
| Derby | 13.4°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 65 | 11.5 |
| Southampton | 14.5°C9.6°C | 9.6°C | 75 | 11.6 |
| Wolverhampton | 13.0°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 67 | 11.2 |
| Plymouth | 14.4°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 104 | 14.5 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 13.1°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 70 | 12.3 |
| Milton Keynes | 13.7°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 61 | 11.0 |
| Northampton | 13.7°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 62 | 11.2 |
| Oldham | 12.1°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 83 | 14.1 |
| Bexley | 14.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 56 | 10.5 |
| Luton | 13.9°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 59 | 11.0 |
| Barking | 14.7°C8.8°C | 8.8°C | 57 | 10.5 |
| Archway | 14.3°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 58 | 11.2 |
| Portsmouth | 14.7°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 96 | 13.4 |
| Swindon | 13.7°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 69 | 11.3 |
| Dudley | 13.1°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 67 | 11.2 |
| Aberdeen | 11.6°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 98 | 15.7 |
| Sutton | 14.3°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 62 | 11.0 |
| St Helens | 13.3°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 91 | 14.6 |
| Ipswich | 14.3°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 67 | 11.7 |
| Wigan | 13.2°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 91 | 14.6 |
| Croydon | 14.4°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 57 | 10.5 |
| Warrington | 13.2°C7.8°C | 7.8°C | 91 | 14.7 |
| Walsall | 13.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 67 | 11.2 |
| Mansfield | 13.2°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 63 | 11.5 |
| Sunderland | 12.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 58 | 11.8 |
| Ilford | 14.6°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 57 | 10.5 |
| Slough | 14.4°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 60 | 11.2 |
| Bournemouth | 14.5°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 82 | 11.9 |
| Peterborough, United Kingdom | 14.4°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 59 | 10.4 |
| Oxford | 13.9°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 63 | 11.3 |
| Newport | 14.1°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 88 | 13.1 |
| Enfield Town | 14.4°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 56 | 10.4 |
| York | 13.3°C7.2°C | 7.2°C | 61 | 11.5 |
| Telford | 12.8°C6.9°C | 6.9°C | 65 | 11.7 |
| Poole | 14.6°C10.6°C | 10.6°C | 82 | 11.9 |
| Burnley | 12.4°C6.8°C | 6.8°C | 104 | 15.1 |
| Harrow | 14.2°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 58 | 11.2 |
| Huddersfield | 12.9°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 75 | 13.2 |
| Dundee, United Kingdom | 11.4°C6.3°C | 6.3°C | 89 | 12.9 |
| Blackburn | 12.4°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 108 | 15.4 |
| Cambridge, United Kingdom | 14.5°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 57 | 10.3 |
| Blackpool | 13.0°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 137 | 17.3 |
| Basildon | 14.4°C9.4°C | 9.4°C | 56 | 10.5 |
| Norwich | 14.2°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 64 | 11.9 |
| Middlesbrough | 12.9°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 64 | 12.1 |
| Bolton | 12.7°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 91 | 14.7 |
| Stockport | 12.9°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 89 | 14.5 |
| High Wycombe | 14.2°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 61 | 11.4 |
| Gloucester, United Kingdom | 14.1°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 69 | 11.3 |
| Exeter | 14.2°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 76 | 12.4 |
| Colchester | 14.3°C9.5°C | 9.5°C | 64 | 11.4 |
| Salford | 12.9°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 89 | 14.5 |
| Solihull | 13.4°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 65 | 11.0 |
| Watford | 14.2°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 60 | 11.3 |
| Saint Peters | 14.3°C10.5°C | 10.5°C | 86 | 13.4 |
| Crawley | 14.3°C8.6°C | 8.6°C | 70 | 11.5 |
| Burton upon Trent | 13.5°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 67 | 11.5 |
| Cheltenham | 14.0°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 67 | 11.5 |
| Rotherham | 13.5°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 61 | 11.5 |
| Worthing | 14.6°C10.3°C | 10.3°C | 105 | 14.0 |
| Doncaster | 13.7°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 61 | 11.5 |
| Chesterfield | 13.2°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 72 | 12.5 |
| Chelmsford | 14.4°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 55 | 10.5 |
| Sutton Coldfield | 13.3°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 65 | 11.0 |
| Wakefield | 13.1°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 64 | 12.1 |
| Walthamstow | 14.6°C8.7°C | 8.7°C | 57 | 10.5 |
| Dagenham | 14.6°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 56 | 10.5 |
| Basingstoke | 14.1°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 66 | 11.5 |
| Maidstone | 14.7°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 62 | 11.0 |
| Bedford | 14.4°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 59 | 10.6 |
| Woking | 14.5°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 62 | 10.8 |
| Lincoln, United Kingdom | 14.1°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 61 | 11.1 |
| West Bromwich | 13.1°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 67 | 11.2 |
| Eastbourne | 14.6°C11.4°C | 11.4°C | 113 | 14.3 |
| Worcester, United Kingdom | 14.0°C7.9°C | 7.9°C | 66 | 11.5 |
| Bath | 13.9°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 73 | 11.4 |
| Gillingham | 14.5°C9.1°C | 9.1°C | 56 | 10.5 |
| Rochdale | 12.5°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 89 | 14.5 |
| Hemel Hempstead | 13.7°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 60 | 11.3 |
| Hayes | 14.3°C8.5°C | 8.5°C | 60 | 11.2 |
| Harlow | 14.3°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 56 | 10.4 |
| Hastings, United Kingdom | 14.7°C10.4°C | 10.4°C | 112 | 14.4 |
| High Peak | 11.7°C6.5°C | 6.5°C | 86 | 13.7 |
| Darlington | 12.6°C7.0°C | 7.0°C | 58 | 11.3 |
| Stevenage | 14.1°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 58 | 10.7 |
| Southport | 13.3°C9.3°C | 9.3°C | 137 | 17.3 |
| Chester | 13.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 71 | 13.7 |
| Grays | 14.6°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 56 | 10.5 |
| Harrogate | 12.4°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 64 | 12.0 |
| Hartlepool | 12.9°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 64 | 12.4 |
| Nuneaton | 13.6°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 64 | 11.0 |
| Redditch | 13.5°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 65 | 11.2 |
| Fulham | 14.6°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 58 | 11.2 |
| Grimsby | 13.8°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 59 | 10.7 |
| Cannock | 13.0°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 69 | 11.8 |
| St Albans | 14.0°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 58 | 10.6 |
| South Shields | 12.9°C8.1°C | 8.1°C | 58 | 11.8 |
| Derry | 12.3°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 88 | 15.5 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 14.3°C9.2°C | 9.2°C | 82 | 13.1 |
| Halifax, United Kingdom | 12.4°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 75 | 13.2 |
| Tamworth | 13.6°C7.7°C | 7.7°C | 67 | 11.5 |
| Scunthorpe | 13.7°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 58 | 11.0 |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 13.0°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 64 | 12.1 |
| Carlisle | 12.1°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 90 | 14.0 |
| Rugby | 13.4°C7.5°C | 7.5°C | 64 | 11.3 |
| Lisburn | 12.5°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 86 | 13.5 |
| Paisley | 11.8°C6.7°C | 6.7°C | 122 | 16.1 |
| Shrewsbury | 13.4°C7.3°C | 7.3°C | 63 | 11.4 |
| Fylde | 13.0°C9.0°C | 9.0°C | 137 | 17.3 |
| Crewe | 13.1°C7.4°C | 7.4°C | 67 | 12.4 |
| Bracknell | 14.1°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 61 | 11.4 |
| East Kilbride | 11.1°C5.7°C | 5.7°C | 110 | 15.5 |
| Hove | 14.5°C10.2°C | 10.2°C | 108 | 13.9 |
| Aylesbury | 14.0°C8.0°C | 8.0°C | 61 | 11.4 |
| Purley | 14.2°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 63 | 10.7 |
| Guildford | 14.6°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 62 | 10.8 |
| Barnsley | 12.8°C7.1°C | 7.1°C | 68 | 12.7 |
| Lowestoft | 14.0°C10.7°C | 10.7°C | 81 | 12.9 |
| Maidenhead | 14.4°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 61 | 11.4 |
| Stafford | 13.3°C7.6°C | 7.6°C | 69 | 11.8 |
| Uxbridge | 14.3°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 60 | 11.2 |
A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation.